Handle operated brake



Feb. 3, 1948. w. T. WATSON 4 HANDLE OPERATED BRAKE Filed Nov. 1.5, "1945 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 I [Vi [N708 MAL lflM Til/4730 Feb. 3, 1948. W. T. WATSON 2,435,255

HANDLE OPERATED BRAKE Filed Nov. 15, 1945 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Patented Feb. 3, 1948 "William.ThomasWatson, .West Vancouver, *Briti'shfiolumbiagi Canada .App'licationfNovember 15, 1945, Serial No$ 62$864 1 'I3TClaims. (01.280-88) This invention relates ,to .childrens..;hand

drawn wagons and is concerned with providing improved means for. actuating: brakes --.by 1 means of the steeringlever, an arrangement -.of this general type being illustrated in my prior United States Patent 1,710,849, issued April 30,1929.

The object of the presentinvention is to provide an arrangement of the type described which is simpler-and more durable than. hasheretofore .been proposed.

A further. object of the invention is to provide brakes and actuatingmeans in two units,-.one connectedto each. of two shippingunits.

A furtherobject of the-invention is to provide an. arrangement of-r-the typedescribedin which .the member contacted by the steering handle for. application ofthe brakesmay readily be disengaged.

A further. object of the invention. is to provide an arrangement of the type describedwhichpermits a. compactfolding, for packingpurposes, of the .membersengaged by the steering ilever Y. to actuate theibrakes.

'Qtherobjectsand features of the invention will appearv from. .the. accompanying description with reference to .the drawingsinwhich:

"Figure leis alongitudinal sectionof ahand Wagon according toithe invention,

'Figure ,2'is. appartial. rear view illustrating the suspension of the brakebeamandof ,thelbrake shoes,

Figure 3 .is anelevation showing the connection through the'ibrak'e beam, someiofitheparts shown in the upperpart of this figure being omittedfrom thellower part thereof, and

Figure 4 is anenlarged oblique view .of the folding saddle.

The wagon indicated generally by the reference numeral rill hasafioorilLside walls 12, an inclined rear wall 13, and a front wall or bolster 14. As appears from Figure 1,'the side walls l2 project-to therear of the rear wall l 3and support a box I5 having a hinged cover 16.

Rear wheels [.1 are mounted on axle I8 which is journalled'in'the ends of a U-shaped tubular bracket v| 9 secured to the fioorl l in front-of the real wall 1 i3 by bolts 2 llandnuts "2' l Thewheels [8 are secured in position by the usual cotter pins 22.

The U-shaped bracket is is supported by two struts 23 arranged one at each side of the vehicle, and having one end secured to the floor I I, by a bolt 2 3 and nut 25, while the axle 18 passes through a suitable hole formed in each strut 23 between .its endseso that :the astrut iprojectsato the rear .of :the =2.X16' |-8fi as illustrated in The front suspension is of the turntabl type,

- the I bolster I4 1 carrying a bearing-plate .2 Grand being. connectedbymeans .of :a. kingf-pinfl 'I-,to.the turnable wheeliunit, which consists-.of axles-28, wheels 22 9,- a-tubular lusshaped bracket 30 acor- .-responding to -..therear bracket l.9, .-.a. (tubular steering yoke.\3l; il.owerbearing plate 32 andna steering-armed. The-axle. isrjournalledlinuthe ends of the braeketu' ll andathe yoke'..3l..and;.the

forward-.endzof the-latter,- is. connectedibysairiu'et 3 4 :to the: steeringvarm s33 The. lower." bearing plate 32 is carried by the steeringerm-fiizand ther king pin v1'! 1 extends throu h both bearing plates sand-the: steering arm s33 .andrthrough the bracket :30 .into a .-tubula1 .,member+35 whichfits between the bracket {30 ..and= .the.;axleL 28. cotter pin-.36. extends through the. (tubular. member .35 .and through-the king-pin I21. v-.At itsilower end the .tubular .membere35 his, providediwith a foot 43! .which. straddles the, axle sand is .connected to itby. apinf38.

The l turnable wheel iunit. ismsupportedlby pa strut 3 9 having its .forwardendislipped.overethe vfoot .3! has shown in :Fi ure. -.1,. .so .that.lthe..unit may pivotsin relationltomthe.strut. I.The other end of the strut. 39 isbbltedto thefioorj ll ,of. the .wagon. near. one .sidetthereoflanda wing-355.comnected to. the strut eat 14 lljis' bolted' to theiljfloor l LatQM.

The steering arm .133is .exten'cled upwar'dlylas shown in Figure 1, andis hingedqtoia steering handle 42 I which, in, the .usual. .way, extends: to .therear and crossesithe" bolster .14.

Y'Asuset forth above,- each strutIZS .ektendslto the: rear ofgthe. axle. [8. Asshown injFigure';1, an arm li3'islpivotally connected by. means ofithe bolt 44 and 11111115 :tor each. such rearward .extension "of .ia .strut.- 'Z3..1andthe-.arms ;43 .are spot Welded at .the other Ien'dQto a brake'jibeam i461 arranged toi the rear of -the axle f. l 8 and substantially parallelito it. Q'TAt each, end thejbrakelbeam "4.6 carries .a Shoe"4'T iigiIdIycOnnecte'd' to'it as'fby spotw'eld n "The arms-743 arefofiisuchflfingm andlthey'shoes 'are'set' at such aniangle that when the 'beam' 46 is forced itow'a'rdethe U-sIiaueu bracketxlu, the, "shoes "are caused to en agefthe "tire' 'of' the wheels [1.

The beam 46 is forced towards the bracket l9 by the following means:

A U-shaped bracket 48 is secured to the front face of the bolster l4 by bolts 49 and nuts 50 and the two wings of the U extending towards the front each pivotally support a lever 5| at 52. At

a point above the pivot point 52 each lever is provided with a hole 53 adapted to receive an inturned end 54 of a saddle bar 55 and, at another point which is above the pivot point 52 and to the rear of the hole 53, each lever 5| is provided with a stop 51 adapted to engage the saddle bar 55 so that, when the latter is depressed by the steering handle 42, it causes each lever 5| to pivot at the point 52 thus forcing the lower end of each lever 5| towards the front. Such lower end of each bracket 5| is provided with a wing 58 adapted to bear on the front wall of the bolster l4 and is engaged by one end of a loop 59 passed through a cleat 60 as shown in Fig. 3. The latter is pivotally connected to a rod 6| which in turn is pivotally connected to a second cleat 6'2 engaging the brake beam 46. Thus the brakes are applied on pivoting the levers 5| sufficiently to draw the loop 59 towards the front of the wagon. The brakes are returned to the disengaged position by the springs 63, each connected at one end to the cleat 60 and, at the other end, to a link 64 secured to the underside of the floor Thus an arrangement is provided in which the brakes are mounted in a simple inexpensive man- 'ner on a reward extension of the struts supporting the rear axle and the brakes are simply actuated by depressing the steering lever to pivot the levers 5| by means of the saddle bar 55. For shipping purposes, or to prevent undesired application of the brakes, the saddle bar 55 may be pivoted towards the front in relation to the levers5| and then downwardly so that it is clear of the handle 42.

At the same time an arrangement is provided in which the brakes and their actuating mechanism are not disturbed by the dismantling of the wagon for shipping and subsequent assembly remote from the factory. It is customary for shipping purposes to break wagons into a series of units based respectively on the wheels, the front axle, the rear'axle, the steering handle and the body. According to the present invention the mechanism is grouped into two units, one at- 'tached to each of two of the above shipping units. Thus, one unit carried by the body consists of the parts illustrated in Figure 4 and the rod 6| cleat '50, spring 63 and link 64, and the other unit carried by the rear axle shipping unit consists of the cleat 62, beam 45, shoes 41 and arms 43. The two units are simply connected by means of a c'otter pin 56 shown in Figure 3.

What I claim is: 1. A wagon comprising in combination a body, a front axle mounted to pivot about a vertical axis, wheels carried by said axle, a steering yoke connected to said axle, a steering handle extending to the rear over said body and hingedly connected to said yoke to control pivoting of said axle, a rear axle, wheels carried by said rear axle, two struts spaced apart and connected at one end to said body and extending to the rear of said axle, each strut being connected between its ends to said rear axle, two arms each pivotally connected at one end to a rearward strut extension, a brake beam extending transversely of said wagon to the rear of said axle and carried at the other end of said arms, two brake shoes 4 carried by said beam, one in line with each rear wheel and means actuated by depression of said steering handle to draw said brake beam towards the front of said wagon to engage said brake shoes.

2. A wagon comprising in combination a body,

a front axle mounted to pivot about a vertical axle, a rear axle, wheels carried by said axle, a

brake beam mounted to oscillate longitudinally of the wagon, two brake shoes carried by such beam one in line with each rear wheel, at least one lever pivotally mounted between its ends on a pivot connected to and extending transversely of said body, mean connecting one end of such lever to said brake beam to move the latter towards the front of the wagon to engage said brake shoes with the respective rear wheels on pivoting of such end of such lever towards the front of said wagon, and a saddle member positioned to be engaged by said steering handle, said saddle member being pivotally connected to said lever and adapted to engage means in connection therewith to pivot the same to engage said brakes when said saddle is depressed by said steering handle.

3. A wagon comprising in combination a body, a front axle mounted to pivot about a vertical axis, wheels carried by said axle, a steering yoke connected to said axle, a steering handle extending to the rear over said body and hingedly connected to said yoke to control pivoting of said axle, a rear axle, wheels carried by said rear axle, two struts spaced apart and connected at one end to said body and extending to the rear of said axle each strut being connected between its ends to said rear axle, a brake beam extending transversely of said wagon to the rear of said axle, two arms each pivotally connected at one end to a rearward strut extension and rigidly connected at the other end to said brake beam, two brake shoes carried by said beam, one in line with each rear wheel, at least one lever pivotally mounted between its ends on a pivot connected to and extending transversely of said body, means connecting one end of such lever to said brake beam to move the latter towards the front of the wagon to engage said brake shoes with the respective rear wheels on pivoting of such end of such lever towards the front of said wagon, and a saddle member positioned to be engaged by said stering handle, said saddle member being pivotally connected to said lever and adapted to engage means in connection therewith to pivot the same to engage said brakes when said saddle is depressed by said steering handle, w WILLIAM THOMAS WATSON.

, REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Name Date Watson Apr, 30, 1929 Number 

